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SBA Relief Still Available to Nebraska Businesses, Private Nonprofits and Residents Affected by Severe Storms and Flooding
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible businesses, private nonprofits, and residents in Nebraska of the Sept. 26 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset physical damage caused by...
Matthew Whitaker of Salem earns University of Nebraska-Lincoln degree
The Salem News Online - Missouri
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Matthew Dalton Whitaker of Salem was among 548 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during a combined graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony Aug. 16 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Whitaker earned a Doctor of...
Husker football coach Matt Rhule previews Nebraska-Cincinnati at Arrowhead Stadium
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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August 26, 2025
Matt Rhule discusses what he's expecting for Nebraska-Cincinnati at Arrowhead Stadium The coaches, uh, you gave up 10 black shirts, um, kind of what went into the number 10 and just kind of speak how you decided to do it. The same way since we got...
Coalition urges tech companies to stop the spread of deepfake pornography
Vermont Business Magazine
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August 26, 2025
Letter cites report that 98% of fake online videos are deepfake non-consensual intimate imagery Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark today led a bipartisan coalition of 47 state attorneys general in calling on major...
Windmills restored as icons of Nebraska agriculture at State Fair
KNEB 960 AM - Nebraska
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August 26, 2025
Amidst the sounds of marching bands and the midway, it’s easy to overlook the quiet work of the wind. But after years of silence, the familiar rhythm of creaking blades has returned to the Nebraska State Fairgrounds. “Most of these are pre-1900,...
Cincinnati Matchups to Watch Against Nebraska
KLIN News Talk - Nebraska
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August 26, 2025
When coaches identify what is most important from watching an opponent’s game film, it is all about the matchups. Once it is clear what the opposing defense and offense will want to do as far as overall strategy, the crucial part of a game plan is...
Michigan’s cheating, Northwestern’s hazing, and the business of college football: Telander
FOX 32 Chicago - Illinois
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CHICAGO - Herewith, a snapshot of two football coaches--and, by extension, a look at the wildly-popular, high-pressure, chaotic and financially gigantic world of college football itself. (And dare we say, corrupt world?) In 2023, Jim Harbaugh,...
Truths about state funding of pre-K-12 public education in Nebraska
Nebraska Examiner
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August 26, 2025
Concerns about the Nebraska Legislature’s commitment to public schools are again being raised. Currently, these issues revolve around the sustainability of the Education Future Fund. The sustainability of the Education Future Fund is a red...
August RMI: Rural economy continues to weaken
Brownfield Ag News
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News August RMI: Rural economy continues to weaken August 26, 2025 By Brent Barnett Filed Under: Crops, Human Interest, News The latest Rural Mainstreet Index says the ag economy weakened during August. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss...
Hanna and Haley Cavinder react as Nebraska’s Harper Murray joins in Taylor Swift’s viral ‘More of Me’ trend
Sportskeeda
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August 26, 2025
Nebraska Volleyball star Harper Murray took to social media to share a video of herself at her mural display at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Love Library, which was put up following the announcement of her NIL deal with Adidas. Murray used...
Colfax County’s Vavricek wins back-to-back 4-H market goat championships
KNEB 960 AM - Nebraska
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August 26, 2025
Addison Vavricek of Colfax County claimed Grand Champion Market Goat for the second year in a row at the Nebraska State Fair’s 4-H Final Drive. Vavricek, from Schuyler, said the win was a dream come true. “I just won Grand Champion Market Goat at...
Herrick starts career with Nebraska Extension
The Fence Post - Nebraska
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August 26, 2025
Kristen Herrick can’t remember a time during her childhood when she wasn’t involved in 4-H. As the daughter of a Nebraska Extension educator, Herrick was learning through 4-H long before she was old enough to be a full-fledged member. “Because my...
Nebraska Moves to Regulate Skill Games Amid Rising Problem Gambling & Record Casino Revenues
Casino Beats
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August 25, 2025
In July, Nebraska became one of a few states to directly regulate “skill games,” slot machine look-alikes that are available in locations such as bars and convenience stores. The move comes after years of rising addiction concerns, with many...
Takeaways from No. 1 Nebraska volleyball's sweep of No. 6 Stanford
The Daily Nebraskan
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The Lincoln edition of the 2025 AVCA First Serve Showcase has concluded. Similarly to how it started, Nebraska volleyball treated a sellout Pinnacle Bank Arena crowd to a thrilling win. Nebraska swept through the No. 6 Stanford Cardinal in...
Quick hits from Nebraska volleyball’s win at Day 1 of the First Serve Showcase
The Daily Nebraskan
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The block party outside Pinnacle Bank Arena was buzzing with red and white before the Nebraska volleyball team’s first game inside the venue, and the fans got exactly what they paid for with the top-ranked Huskers taking home a four-set win over...
Nebraska volleyball beats alumni team in four sets
The Daily Nebraskan
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Nebraska volleyball hosted its 2025 alumni match on Saturday in front of a sold-out crowd at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers’ final preseason match ended in a victory against 10 of their most decorated alumni in four sets. Ally...
‘Nebraska Knows It’s Really Good And Isn’t Afraid To Talk About It’: Volleyball State on NU’s 2-0 Start
KLIN News Talk - Nebraska
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August 25, 2025
Nebraska volleyball is 2-0 through two matches, and there was plenty to react to in their wins over Pitt and Stanford. On Sunday night's episode of Volleyball State, Jeff Sheldon and Lincoln Arneal unpacked it all, including the defense against...
Nebraska State Fair draws large crowds opening weekend
Central Nebraska Today
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Nebraska State Fair, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today) GRAND ISLAND — The Nebraska State Fair kicked off its 2025 run with strong attendance and enthusiastic crowds, welcoming families from across Nebraska and beyond during its opening...
Petition effort seeks to halve Nebraska property taxes, cap valuations
Nebraska Examiner
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August 26, 2025
LINCOLN — Advocates launched a pair of ballot measures Monday for the 2026 election, one that aims to halve property taxes and the other to cap annual property valuation increases. The petitions are the first of a handful being sought for 2026 by...
Twin ballot measures aim to cut down property tax burden in Nebraska
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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August 26, 2025
Two new ballot measures aim to strike at the heart of Nebraska's property tax burden. They were unveiled in the Capitol Rotunda on Monday by the group Advocates for All Nebraskans."For too long, the people of Nebraska have been unheard when it...